Solar-mass
noun
1.
the unit, equivalent to the mass of the sun, in which the masses of stars and other celestial objects are given:
a black hole of one million solar masses.
noun
1.
an astronomical unit of mass equal to the sun’s mass, 1.981 × 1030 kilograms M⊙
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